The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-11-10
TO-MORROW'S TROUBLE
Preparations in Progress for
the Hanging.
The SCENES AT SPRINGFIELD
The Obstinate Anarchists - Spies
Wish TO be Selected-The Sad
and Sullen eyen-Etc.
The AnarchIs ts.

SPRINGFIELD, Ills, November g.
Messrs. William Salter, Il. D. Lloyd
and g. P. Mcconnell, of Chicago, were
accorded lengthy hearing by Governor
0glesby, extending from until s Is
pm. Mr.. Salter was the
BEARER OF NUMEROUS PETITIONS,
among them those signed by Judges
Tuley, Moran, Baker, McJalister, ex-
Judge Booth, Marvin Hughitt, w. G.
Goudy, Hon. Lyman Trumbull, and
other prominent citizens Of Chicago.
Lloyd delivered an appeal, reciting
his story of this celebrated case, and
giving his reasons why executive
clemency can be properly extended,
The governor listened to these gentle
men with the closest attention, and
talked with them freely about the situa-
ton.
An Associated Press reporter inter
viewed Mr.. Salter this evening
as to the character OF his talk
with the governor, and the impression
of letters to the purpose.
Mr.. Salter said he was not at liberty
to tell all the governor said, but he
would say that his excellency was la
boring with the question, aad ,,,gke
frankly Of
THE DIFFICULTIES OF THE SITUATION.
Salter told the governor that if he had
waited in Chicago until this evening, he
could have brought many more names
down. The governor replied: II am
glad you did not wait, for | must, IN
justice to these men, decide the ques-
ton before me very soon; it will not
do to delay much longer"
The governor asked the gentlemen a
number of questions, and seemed
DESTROYS to learn everything about the
case and the feelings of the citizens of
Chicago that they could tell him.
During the speech of Mr.. Gompers,
president of the Central Trade Union,
of New York,
COLLoQUY
between him and Governor Ogiesby
helped the feeling of hope among the
Anarchists friends materially, though
Just Why would be difficult to say. He
had reviewed the history of the eight
hour movement, and MARI ated the Incl
dents leading up to theHavmarketa affair,
when the governor asked him whether
the methods proposes by the national
eght hour convention in Washingt n, IN
1885. were peaceable, lawful and by
reasonable means.
Gompers replied that they were.
lis it possible" said the governor,
that the laboring men would regard
as an aid in their movement, that any
organization should attempt to use
force Ia bringing about the adoption of
the eight hour piau?"
ANY attempt at force" said Comp
eIs, would be condemned. There is
no doubt whatever, in the mind of
every one who knows anything of the
labor movement, that the bomb that
was thrown at the Haymarket
KILLED THE EIGBT-HoUR MOVEMENT"
The Governor asked Gompers several
other questions.
That gentleman's speech, disayowing
totally any approval of Anarchist
theories or methods, but begging mercy
for I'll g II, made great impression on
the audience and the Governor
SPRINGFIELD, November 9.-The scene
IN the governors private office, this af
ternoon, during the conference with the
immediate friends and relatives of the
condemned men is said 10 have been
VERY AFFECTING.
Mrs. Schwab pleaded for the life Of
her husband. She was calm at first, but
was in tears before she concluded. Miss
Engel tried to say word for hero b.
durate father, but broke down. Mrs.
Spies begged for mercy, while her
daughter wept bitterly. Mrs, Fischer
also pleaded for her husband. At the
close of the interVieW, Miss Engel signed
the petition on behalf OF her father.
Eda Muller, his 81 eetheart, signed for
Lingg, Mrs, Fischer signed on behalf of
her husband and Captain Black signed
for Parsons, so that now the petitions
are before the governor in the names of
all the condemned men.
A curious feature of the day was a
letter presented To the Governor by
George Schilling from August Spies,
which set forth that if the Governor
should come to a decision, IL was neces-
sary, in order to satisfy the public
clsmor, that one of the prisoners
should hang, he trusted his excsllency
would select him, as
HE WAS READY TO DIE,
II by any means he could save the rest.
There was also letter from Par
sons, in which he said that his wife and
children had attended the Haymarket
meeting. He requested reprieve until
they might be tried and condemned
also, that ali might be hanged together
CHICAGO, November 9.-The Anar-
ohists were not permitted out OF their
cells to-day. The
VISITORS WE'RE RESTRICTED,
and in the remote part of the jail few
trusted deputies were perfectiug The
final preliminsries needed to the erec-
ton of.ths gallows And yet, this in |
sfrumenr Of death has not been re
moved from the storage room, bat |
everything is IN read ness to go foY- |
ward with the e1e cution, that is, eve ry- |
thing except the mere joining together !
OF the frame work OF, the allows; bui !
that can be done in q very little while. |
For the first time since the Supreme |
Court passed on the case Nina Won